Anatomy
joint capsule
joint cap·sule [ joint kap-suhl, -sool, -syool ]
Subclass of:
Joints
Definitions related to joint capsule:
  • Dense fibrous connective tissue sealing the joint. It is attached to the bones and provides stability.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The sac enclosing a joint. It is composed of an outer fibrous articular capsule and an inner SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (synovial capsule) Synovial sac which lines the fibrous capsule of a synovial joint.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
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